Roy Thinnes is a television and film actor best known for his role of
David Vincent in the ABC series The Invaders (1967-1968). He also
portrayed the character Alfred Wentworth in the pilot episode of Law 
& Order on NBC in 1990.

The space probe Mariner 10 became the first spacecraft to reach the planet
Mercury. It had been launched on November 3, 1973.The first encounter took
place at a range of 437 miles, passing on the shadow side of the planet. The
probe flew by Mercury again on September 21, 1974. Mariner 10 is still orbiting
the Sun, although its electronics have probably been damaged by the Sun’s
radiation.

Mercury, 6 hours before closest approach of Mariner 10

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Leonard Nimoy as Spock in the original Star Trek series
(1966-1969).

In April 2010, Leonard Nimoy announced his retirement from
playing the Star Trek character Spock. His retirement has not
included voice acting.

 

Gemini 3 Crew from left: John Young and Virgil "Gus" Grissom

Gemini 3 was the first two-man NASA mission and the second manned mission of the
Gemini program. It was also the final manned flight controlled by NASA from Cape
Canaveral, Florida before operations were shifted to the Manned Spacecraft
Center in Houston, Texas. The spacecraft, nicknamed Molly Brown, was
launched with astronauts Virgil I. Grissom and John W. Young aboard.The
mission’s primary goal was to test the new, maneuverable Gemini spacecraft.

The Gemini 3 capsule is pictured atop the Titan ll rocket
prior to launch.

Astronauts Young (left) and  Grissom inside their Gemini 3
spacecraft awaiting blastoff.

William Alan Shatner gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for
his portrayal of James T. Kirk, captain of the USS Enterprise, in the science
fiction television series Star Trek on NBC from 1966 to 1969.

William Shatner as Capt. Kirk